> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex R. > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 11:16 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: IBM announces Encrypting tape drives > > > Just brought in 3 TB of z-series disk and if I did my math correct, 50 > MB cost me about $2.22 US. OK, I know that doesn't count the cost of > backups and all the incidental costs associated with it, but > that needs > to be compared against the cost of tape handling, making and keeping > track of duplicates for D/R scenarios, etc. > > Powered off an ancient RVA yesterday. Anybody want it? > > Rex
Rex, I cannot afford it, but if we were to want to "dispose" of any of our DASD, I'd likely try to salvage the drives. If SCSI, then you could use them on a PC with the simple addition of a SCSI card. I am not aware of how expensive a Fibre Channel HBA card is, so if the disks are FC or SSA (is there an SSA card for a PC?), then this would likely not be cost effective. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
